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Magic clearly need a pg who can be a great playmaker, not a liability on defense in the playoffs that can knock down a shot when Franz & Paolo handle the ball & kick out. Give me 3 names peeps.

Pistons are gonna find out real fast Harden and Donovan Mitchell are not Paolo and Desmond Bane. It’s gonna be a long series for the Pistons.

My 2 Cents On Jalen Suggs…. Just a quick disclaimer here in case anyone thinks I have some sort of an agenda… I’ve been a huge J.Suggs fan from day 1. I’ve got his jersey, I even took the time to make a highlight video of him (something I’ve only done for 2 players). Having said that, if I want the best for the future of this team, I have to be objective… and I’ve got several concerns: 1.) His shooting. 2.) His ability to be a pass-first, playmaking PG (our offense has to run through Paolo/Franz/Bane). 3.) His ball-handling. 4.) Even his on-ball defense against several guards this season beyond just the DET series has been lacking. 5.) His decision making (this includes bonehead fouls, lackadaisical passes where he just falls asleep or underestimates opponents and they get intercepted, and his often-attempted flashy/showboating plays that usually get blown up). 6.) His health… even though we got him back for a long stretch, he still seemed like the season took its toll on him & he was nowhere near the athlete we saw at earlier periods. Unfortunately, I’m not convinced this won’t always be an issue until he ultimately degrades. He’s got one speed… pedal to the metal, and his body will always take a beating as a result. 7.) His contract… need the production to start matching the $$$$, right now there’s a sizable disparity. —————— I hear the counter to moving on from him… that we need to see him under a new coach. Do we think a new coach can move the needle enough in all these areas? Or at least half of them? I’m not saying it’s impossible, I’m just saying we’re going on year 6, so forgive me if I’m a little skeptical. Do I think he can be an impactful player? Of course, I just don’t know that he can be what we need as a starting PG. You can’t put him at SG because we have Bane. The best spot for him at his current level of play would be 6th man but his contract does NOT warrant paying him to be a 6th man. I WANT him to improve in all these areas because I like the guy and I obv want Orlando to win. So if Orlando either decides to keep him or can’t find a suitor for his contract… then hopefully he has a very productive summer because his showing against Detroit was lower than sub-par and none of the negatives we saw from him were brand new. We need guys who can contribute meaningfully in the playoffs, especially from the starting PG. If you disagree with my take, that’s fine…just know we want the same thing (the Magic succeeding).

I’ve done A LOT of digging since first hearing about this and NO “Stanley Swanson” isn’t a real source but I feel confident posting about this. The Orlando Magic (more so Jeff Weltman is a fan of) have been linked to Lauri Markkanen for several seasons now. -Orlando initially wanted Lauri in the trade for Vucevic but settled on WCJ and TWO picks. It made more sense for Orlando at that to go with the picks since Lauri was expiring and Weltman wanted assets for the rebuild and figured he could bring him to Orlando in the offseason(he went to Cleveland in a sign and trade so) . -Orlando then tried to get Lauri from the Jazz with a package that included JI, Cole Anthony and a first round pick.(pre Desmond bane trade). Utah said absolutely not lol. -Orlando then was tied with Markkanen THIS trade past deadline with a package that included FRANZ WAGNER. Now I don’t know if it was Utah asking or Orlando dangling Franz Wagner (I’m of the belief that it was Utah and that’s why Weltman was saying teams were asking for a core player in trades for role players) BUT I do believe that Weltman has an enormous amount of desire to get Lauri in and Orlando Magic uniform. As far as if Lauri fits this team, idk man, we probably won’t be able to get our hands on him either with how our cap works but it’s 100% the type of player Jeff Weltman wants. IMO if Jeff liked him so much we shoulda chose him before Jonathan Isaac but it is what it is. Like I said I’m not a source whatsoever this is just me doing some heavy digging around after I heard about the Franz/Utah trade online .

Most efficient Rim finishers in the Playoffs so far… Takeaways?

The biggest change The Orlando Magic need to make is at the top The Devos Family needs to sell the team. Orlando deserves sports team ownership who is interested in making The Magic a sustainable contender, who values winning over squeezing every dime out of fans’ pockets

Cade Cunningham when Franz Wagner played vs without (With 4gp) 29.5 PPG 41% FG 6.7 TOV (Without 3gp) 36.3 PPG 51% FG 4.6 TOV

Who would you rather have on your team in a playoff run? Franz Wagner or Jalen Johnson